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During his five-year NBA career, Ball hasn’t been criticized for failing to guide the Hornets to the playoffs — at least not as much as other top-three picks.

Two-plus months after the Luka Dončić trade that shocked the sports world, things are going largely as expected.  With Dončić on board, the Los Angeles Lakers have developed into contenders and enter the playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the West. The Dallas Mavericks limped into the No. 10 seed with a 39-43 record

Four NBA Playoff spots are still up for grabs.

The Magic favored against the Hawks in Tuesday night’s play-in tournament opener.

After just a single season in the big seat, the Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after the organization went 36-46 in the regular season, missing both the playoffs and, more impressively, the play-in. (Seriously, do you know how bad you have to be to miss the play-in? Even the 39-win, Luka Dončić-less,

How many of the active NBA players who average at least five assists-per-game can you name in five minutes? 

Consider it part of the fallout of the shocking trade that sent him to Los Angeles. Luka Doncic has the highest-selling jersey in the NBA during the second half of this season. Doncic is the first international player to top the most popular jerseys list and the first player other than Stephen Curry or LeBron

The future of James Jones as the Phoenix Suns’ lead basketball executive remains uncertain as the team enters the offseason, per NBA insiders Sam Amick, Tony Jones and Fred Katz of The Athletic. Jones’ contract is set to expire at the end of June, and team owner Mat Ishbia is widely expected to explore alternative

For the sixth time, the NBA league office has given me an official ballot for year-end awards. Here’s how I decided to use it. One quick note: I’m writing this before voters receive our ballots; as such, I might need to make a change or two when I submit my ballot. (Like, for example, if